diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 18e41fb7..072e6189 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void do_statusbar_find_bracket(void)
 	matchhalf += parse_mbchar(matchbrackets + matchhalf, NULL,
 		NULL);
 
-    reverse = ((ch - matchbrackets) > matchhalf);
+    reverse = ((ch - matchbrackets) >= matchhalf);
 
     /* If we're on an opening bracket, set wanted_ch to the character
      * that's matchhalf characters after ch.  If we're on a closing
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index beab6063..901b6cd8 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ void do_find_bracket(void)
 	matchhalf += parse_mbchar(matchbrackets + matchhalf, NULL,
 		NULL);
 
-    reverse = ((ch - matchbrackets) > matchhalf);
+    reverse = ((ch - matchbrackets) >= matchhalf);
 
     /* If we're on an opening bracket, set wanted_ch to the character
      * that's matchhalf characters after ch.  If we're on a closing